Farhad vs Kasper
Farhad and Kaspercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2002, Farhad was ranked #517 and Kasper #52 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Farhad was ranked #3688 and Kasper #529 among boys in England and Wales.
Farhad and Kasper over time
Farhad and Kasper appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Farhad in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Farhad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kasper in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Farhad fell — from #1850 and #2425 in 1999 to #3688 and #529 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1999–2024
Farhad held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kasper in 17.
Highest recorded here: Farhad #1241 in 2000, Kasper #406 in 2020.
The order changed in 2004: Kasper moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #2857; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #1347.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Farhad #3688, Kasper #529.
Norway · Boys17 shared years, 1973–2002
Farhad held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kasper in 14.
Highest recorded here: Farhad #378 in 1995, Kasper #52 in 2002.
The order changed in 1983: Kasper moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #567 and #581; by 1983 that had become #580 and #502.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Farhad #517, Kasper #52.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Farhad | Kasper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Farhad and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Farhad
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #416 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2002
Highest recorded position: #364 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1958–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kasper
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #549 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys